Blue Economy Strategy - prioritized implementation plan (BESPIP)

About this project

Develop a prioritized, costed and sequenced implementation plan for Ghana's Blue Economy Strategy (BESPIP), and strengthen the institutional capacity of the Blue Economy Commission to effectively oversee and coordinate its execution The strategy operationalizes these six (6) keys thematic areas that define Ghana’s Blue Economy space: • Blue Wealth: Driving sustainable growth through ocean-based sectors such as fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, shipping, renewable energy, and marine biotechnology. • Blue Health: Protecting, restoring, and regenerating aquatic ecosystems to ensure ecological balance and climate resilience. • Blue Knowledge: Advancing research, innovation, data systems, and ocean literacy to support evidence-based planning and local capacity. • Blue Finance: Mobilizing and aligning public and private capital through innovative instruments to unlock investment in blue sectors. • Blue Equity: Ensuring social inclusion of vulnerable groups such as women, youth, and People with Disabilities (PWDs, gender equity, community empowerment, and benefit-sharing in blue economy development. • Blue Safety and Security: Securing aquatic spaces through effective maritime surveillance, inland water safety, and regional cooperation.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action
• 14Life Below Water

Published by

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation · Government

Countries

Ghana

Sectors

Environmental policy and administrative management

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

Norwegian Government

Implemented by

TBI - Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Passes funds through

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Embassies

Published by Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 4 Feb 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NO-BRC-971277882-GHA-25/0004.

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